POAT 20 (P361133)

Tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM L-29-575

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma in-bi-esz18-dar-ma
2. a-na s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur
3. qi2-bi-ma asz2-pu-ra-am
4. um-ma a-na-ku-ma
5. szi2-be2-e sza a-szur3-ma-lik
6. hi-ri-im-ma / a-na
7. 1(u) u4-me-e / a-wa-tum
8. li-tu3-ra-am u4-me-[e]
9. a-na s,u2!-ha-ri asz2-ku-un!
10. a-ta / a-di2 u4-mi3-im [a-nim]
11. ta-ak-ta-la2-szu-[nu]
12. i-na {d}utu-szi na-as2-par2#-[ti2]
13. ta-sza-me-u2 s,u2-ha-ri
14. ma-la2 a-ma-kam
15. wa-asz2-bu-ni t,u3-ur-[da-szu-nu]
16. a sza [...]
reverse
1. mi3-nam a-ma-kam
2. wa-asz2-bu u3 a-ta
3. la2 s,u2-ba-ti2 / ti2-szu u2-la2
4. sza-ap2-tam2 / ti2-szu / a-di2 1(u) u4-me-[e]
5. ra-ma-ka3 za-ki-ma
6. al-kam-ma a-na ni-na-sza-a
7. a-lik / ma-ma-an / la-szu
8. sza _an-na_ 1(u) _ma-na_
9. u3 _tug2 hi-a_ 1(u) / usz-ti2-bu-[lu]
10. ba-ab2-tam2 1(disz) _gin2 la2_ te2-zi-ib-[na]
11. la2 ta-qa2-bi4 um-ma a-ta-ma
12. ba-ab2-tam2 / e-zi-ba-am
13. _ku3-babbar_ i-na ba-ab2-tim i-a-tim
14. sza ta-la2-qe2-u2 a-ha-ma
15. i-na ku-nu-ki-szu li-ib-szi2
16. a-wa-tum8 sza isz-tu3
17. a-lim{ki} i-ma-qu2-tam2
18. u2 na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2
left
1. sza a-bi4-ni pa2-ni-tam2-ma szu-up-ra-am

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Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: POAT, 20

    [Gwaltney1983POAT] Gwaltney, Walter C. 1983. The Pennsylvania Old Assyrian Texts. Hebrew Union College Annual Supplements, Number 3. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College.

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  • Museum No.: UM L-29-575
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:44:30 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:08:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“POAT 20 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361133.
POAT 20 artifact entry (No. P361133). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361133 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 20 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361133 (Accessed: July 9, 2025).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361133},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361133},
}

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